Standard Lemma guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
adj
Tending to suggest or imply.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Synonyms: evocative, reminiscent
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Suggesting romance, sex, etc.; risqué.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Relating to hypnotic suggestion.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
tending to suggest something improper or indecent
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
tending to suggest or imply
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: implicative
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
(usually followed by `of') pointing out or revealing clearly
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: indicative, indicatory, revelatory, significative
Antonyms: none provided
History
From suggest + -ive.
Across languages
23 source translations are retained for this English entry.
